The Dickinson press., 1887-12-31

The ticket Office OF the Northern Pa
cifc at Bismarck was burglarized and
over 300 stolen.
Forty-fow thousand hogs arrived at
the Chicago stock yards, Wednesday,
causing a drop Of Is to % cents per 100
pounds,
The F.. w. Culver Lumber company, of
Kansas City, has sold to the Chippewa
Lumber and Boom company $4,000, 900
feet of standing pine for $4,000.
The agent in this country of the gov
ernment of Dutch Guiana is anxious that
that country should be included in Con-
gressman's Townshend's proposition to
establish an American zoliverein.
The Pullman Palace Car company gave
}l0O to the St. Paul carnival fund Thurs
day
1t is rumored that the pope intends to
make Archbishop Williams, Of Boston, a
cardinal.
Congressman Wilson has returned to
Ninona from Washington for the holi-
days. He has a pair with knute Nelson.
By collision between two passenger
trains near Mason City, Iowa, an en-
On account of the snow storm very few
educators were present at the teachers
institute held at Huron, ID. t., Wednes-
day.
w. S. Kingsley, county attorney of
Bremen county, Iowa, was shot and killed
at Warsaw, Iowa, by lawyer whom he
had shot.
Work was begun Wednesday ON the
international bridge which is to span the
Rio Grande between Eagle Pass, Texas,
and Piedras Negras, Mexico.
\ larger number of emigrants than
ever before at this season of the year, are
passing through ST. Paul destined to
points in Minnesota and Dakota.
The grand jury found no cause for in
dieting Ives and Staynor.
Fire destroyed the large dry goods
store of Ruff Il Co. at Evansville, Ind.
Loss, $40, 900.
The Buffalo city government has been
presented with 5000 portrait OF Presi-
dent Cleveland.
A Scandia building and loan associa-
ton, with capital of $500, 900, has been
organized at Duluth.
Minneapolis parties propose to erect at
Mankato duplicate in appearance of the
West hotel to cost $1,000
Montreal Snow Shoe club will be the
guests of the st. Georges Snow Shoe
club during the carnival at st. Paul
Superintendent Graham has notified
settlers on the jamestown a. Northern
that that road may be closed part of the
winter.
The general offices of the various rail-
ways will be closed Monday to give en-
ployes chance to observe Christmas.
A passenger engine at Quincy, ILL.,,
jumped the track and pitched down an
embankment. The fireman was killed.
A home for discharged convicts is to
be established i'll Detroit. Funds for the
enterprise have been obtained through
private subscription.
DIR. A. B. Palmer, head of the medical
faculty of the University of Michigan,
died Saturday last, aged 72 years.
The illustrated paper called The Judge
was sold ON Saturday to j. w. Arkell,
the bag manufacturer of Canojoharie.
a Brooklyn crank thinks the govern
ment ought to take journalism into its
hands because newspapers are unfair and
| tyranical.
| At Little Falls e new bank is to be
opened Jan. byA. Rand, and William
Davidson, Of st. Paul, with a capital of
/ $50, 900.
The county commissioners at James
town, ID. T., have decided to distribute
poisoned grain next spring to extcrmin-
ate the gophers.
A serious accident on the Minnesota &,
| Northwestern occurred near Melton, ILL.,,
in which several persons were seriously
| injured two of them fatally
a passenger train on the Chicago, Mil
waukce & St Paul was dcrailed at Cliff
ton junction, Wis, and a baggageman
and express messenger seriously injured.
All the members of Cleveland's cabinet
are students of the labor question, and
all Of them were subscribers to John
Swinton's Paper.
Barker and Martins, the American and
English champions Mt checkers, began
the international match at Glasgow,
Tuesday. They play fifty games.
Articles Of incorporation of the Duluth
Union Land company, with its principal
Office in ST. Paul, were filed Tuesday
with the secretary of state of Minnesota.
Charles +. Locke, denies the statement
that there is any probability of the Ma.
tional Opera company disbanding. He
says that all dates will be filled as adver.
tised.
The International Oil company, of st.
Paul, with u capital stock of $1,000, 900,
divided into 10000 shares of 800 each,
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state Tuesday.
1t has been stated that scarcely one
twentieth of those foreign immigrant.
who have taken out their first naturaliz
alton papers in Goodhue county, MINI.
have obtained the second.
The progress made at the Wickes t,ln
mel, on the Montana Central railroad
last week was 113 feet. Ii is claimed b,
the contractors that this is the best tim
bered tunnel record in the history of rail
road tunnel building.
The Weber heirs have proved thei
claim to property in New York city val
ued at sec, 100000.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
put the vestibuled trains on it's road
They are all heated by steam.
P. II. Kelly, of Minnesota, is reported
to he so much better as to be able t,
leave his bed. He is at Hotel Normandie
New York.
l.. a. Dodge, one of the leaders of th
New England colony at Hettinger county
D. T., is on his way Fast. He is seeking
additions for his thriving settlement.
A total of 1894 miles of new railroa,
has been built in the Northwest during
1887, besides about 500 miles Of road-bet
made ready for the iron next year.
The Merchants exchange of Butfal
has adopted resolutions in favor of
, naval reserve on the lakes, IN accordanc
with the recent suggestion of the secre
tary of the navy.
Cardiff states that his match witt
r Paddy Ryan is off, because that the Latte
, was recently knocked out in three round
, by McAuliffe. Patsy thinks that he woul,